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ArticleHeart and vessels2022

Post-ablation left atrial function impacts long-term recurrence of atrial fibrillation after ablation.

Takafumi Oka, Yasushi Koyama, Koji Tanaka, Yuko Hirao, Nobuaki Tanaka, Masato Okada, Issei Yoshimoto, Ryo Kitagaki, Atsunori Okamura, Katsuomi Iwakura and 3 more

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Article in Heart and vessels, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takafumi OkaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. takafumioka0410@cardiology.med.osaka-u.ac.jp.
Yasushi KoyamaCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Koji TanakaCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Yuko HiraoCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Nobuaki TanakaCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Masato OkadaCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Issei YoshimotoCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Ryo KitagakiCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Atsunori OkamuraCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Katsuomi IwakuraCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Yasushi SakataDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
Kenshi FujiiCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Koichi InoueCardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital · JPOsaka University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Left atrial (LA) function can help predict various cardiovascular events. Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) modifies baseline LA function through the maintenance of sinus rhythm and myocardial injury. We investigated the impact of post-ablation LA function on recurrence of AF after ablation and identified the predictors of reduced post-ablation LA function. A total of 616 patients who underwent AF ablation (paroxysmal, N = 310; non-paroxysmal, N = 306) were retrospectively examined with cardiac computed tomography at baseline and 3 months after the final ablation procedure. Post-ablation LA emptying fraction (LAEF

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Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationAtrial Function, LeftFemaleHeart AtriaHumansRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAtrial fibrillationCatheter ablationLeft atrial emptying fractionLeft atriumTreatment outcome

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PMID34342674
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